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It is harder to
imagine a more wonderful gathering of leaders dedicated to the cause of
children and the youth in art and innovative expression.

Art has
impacted the world in the more powerful ways than perhaps all the industrial
revolutions put together; and continues to do so. A nation where people can
devote themselves to art forms, be it painting, sculpture, dance or poetry, is
the strongest indicator of freedom – of the mind, body and soul, of elevated
thinking and a higher state of life itself.

The leadership
of Sharjah and the UAE recognise the central place of children in the age of
sustainable development, as both its benefactors and future facilitators. The
nation’s public policies and initiatives are all designed to bring out the best
in every individual, especially the youth.

Rubu’ Qarn – Foundation for Creating Future Leaders and
Innovators

Sharjah in
particular is committed to offering Emirati generations an enabling environment
for their individual journeys of innovation and leadership. To realise this
goal, Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of His
Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for
Family Affairs, established Rubu’ Qarn – Foundation for Creating Future Leaders
and Innovators in 2016 as a strategic umbrella for human capital development.

Her Excellency Reem BinKaram, President of 6th Sharjah Children Biennial

The Sharjah Children Biennial

The Sharjah
Children Biennial is yet another tribute to the exemplary vision of our wise
leadership. It is a free space designed for children and young adults where the
only things that matter are their voice, their ideas, and their view of the
world, and what it can become painted by their bold, innovative and diverse
artistic expressions.

We want to make
our participants’ approach to learning, work and life as elegant as possible.
Through the biennial, we nurture young creativity and turn individuality and
innovation into a way of life – an essential component of the youth’s national
identity as well as their careers.

Why? Because doctors
who have a special appreciation for art will channel that into being more
holistic and creative in their approach with their patients. Similarly,
engineers, managers and employees. Any profession, business or enterprise adds
more value to itself and to the community it operates within by having a keen
eye for beauty and aesthetic detail in every aspect of life.

How do we nurture a confident young generation who will take the UAE’s beauty to the world with pride and inspire us to achieve more? By freeing our minds and by elevating our thinking – through art.

– Her Excellency Reem BinKaram, President of 6th Sharjah Children Biennial

Art is a Mirror

Active
involvement in the arts is key to building knowledge-based and culturally
vibrant societies and economies. It is an imperative when we think of ways to elevate
the status of our country on the world map.

Most
importantly, art is a mirror; it shows us who we truly are and our ability to
give.

Sharjah
Children Biennial was born out of the purity and innocence of childhood, the message
of art and the beauty of shared human values. It is a carnival of innovation
and artistic expression that seeks to support our leadership’s goals to nurture
a confident young generation who will take the UAE’s beauty to the world with pride
and inspire us to achieve more.

How can we
achieve this? By freeing our minds and by elevating our thinking – through art.

Words by: Her Excellency Reem BinKaram, President of 6th
Sharjah Children Biennial.